Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nuclear stress test cost in Orangeburg, SC — inpatient

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $2,044.00 to $2,044.00, with a median of $2,044.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $3,173.95 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,044.00Medical University Hospital Authority
Median$2,044.00half pay less
Highest$2,044.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SPECT, MULTIPLE STUDIES $2,044.00 $4,088.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,044.00, median $2,044.00, highest $2,044.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,044.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is the imaging part of a nuclear stress test. A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected, and a special camera takes pictures of blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and after exercise or a stress medicine. It is used to look for blocked heart arteries.

What the price covers

The code covers the camera images and their processing. The radioactive tracer, the stress test itself (with ECG monitoring), any stress medicine and the physician's interpretation are often billed separately.